Non-refillable bottle.



M.'LOGAN, DECD.

II. Los/IN. ADMINIsTIIATIIIx. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILEDMmm, 1911. IIEIIEwED IAII. 5,19Is.

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MARTIN LOGAN, orNnw YORK, N. Y.; MARGARET frloeANfAni/riivsrnhrnixori-sain MARTIN LOGAN, nnc'niisnn. 'K v y f vT0 allwhom 'it mayconcern.'

Be it known that I, MARTIN LOGAN, a citi- Zenof the United States, and aresident'of New York, county and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Im-v Bottles, of

provements in 1Non-Refillable and which the following is a full, clear,exact description.

`This invention relates more -particularly to bottles having automaticmeans :within the bottle neck to prevent the saine froml being reoilledafter the bottle or tainer isempty or partly empty.

@ne object of the invention is to provide other cona bottle having meanswithin the bottle neck which is so constructed that the liquid mayreadily flow from the bottle or container, but which becomes sealed ifan attempt` is made to refill the bottle through the mouth of the bottleneck, and which means is-so constructed that it may be-readily appliedcost of its manufacture.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple and Vecient meanswhich will prevent tampering from the outside of the bottle with themeans forming the `seal which prevents the refilling of the bottle.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple means forholdingva ball valve within the bottle neck and for preventing the samefrom moving too far away from its seat, and at the same time to providemeans which may be readily applied to a bottle.

lWith these and otherobjects in view, the invention will be hereinaftermore particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings,which 'form a part of this specification, and will then be pointed outin the claim at the end of the description.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical section of a part ofa bottle with one form of my invention applied neck. Fig.'v 3 is asectional plan through lthe bottle neck taken on the line Ele-HI ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line lV-IV of Fig. 1; and Fig.5 is a section taken on the line V-V of Fig. 1, showing the valve whichserves to seal the bottle against refilling.

The body 10 of the bottle or other conspherical lvalve to a bottlewithoutinaterially increasing the flow, of the liquid thereto. Fig. 2 isa'plan view of the bottle .element or member 21.

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0f the device21" i and Which as 'soon-"as tainer has ak neck 11 yand'under the neck'll,

L ,Patented.nuyeiaia" Application inea March 4, 1911, serial No.612,239. Renewed Jennery 5;1915. sentano. eee.y 1 Y l may be ashoulder12 forminga lower sup'rf p port forv aguide element 13." This elementlmay be cylindrical `.inform and of glass" or other vnfiaterialjandinaybe Aindependenty ofthe bottle neck or formed as a part there-Thisguiding velement ,13

of,v as desired,

when vseparate hasV asealing disk 13a; of cork or other material andaseat portion 1a against which` is adapted leiserving the neck into thebody of thejbottle,i`or.to@ i permit the liquid'to flowfrom the body,"10 vwhen the valve 154isf out of f engagement with itslseat. lTheelement 4V13-has spaced guidingribs 17 to ,rest a. loallfor,U to closethe open-l fr ing 1G t0 Prevent ,liquid frompassing from .which taperfrom ythe upperv portion thereofto the lower portion, and' on accountofthe "ribs, thespace within the" device or element 13 willbelargeratithe bottom adjacentgtothe seat thanA at the top, i

the top being offsuflicient size-to permit the ball or'othei valve 1.5to enter the device or element 14. The venlarged opening. at`thevelement -1'3 serves to permit bottom of the the valve when unseated tofall to one side, v y and owing to the inclination of the ribs-17,

the said valve isless likely to move fartherV desirable yfor-theproper?` or material-whatever its than is necessarygor nature may bethat isgcontainedwithin theA f bottle.` i

A weight element than the valveelement this weight ele-ment is enough tohold arrangedl above fthe weight element 18 are a plur. lity of elements19. As shown, these elements 19 are large and heavyT arranged that theyhaveindepfendent movev ment about the upper portion of the weight ithereelement and serve as'retain'ingmeans the valve -15 to'its'seat',andV 18 which may-belarger` i 15 is provided, and

three in number and vare so,`

kfor 'and prevent too great a`movement of 'i the' weight element `18,asone or more of the elements 19 whenthe' bottle is tilted will engageagainstthe lower surface 20 of'an therefore, that the valvel'will have alimited outward movement when the bottle is tilted to permit the liquidto flow vinto the the b ottle is placed in a vertical position, orpartly vertical, the weight element 18 will again force the valve 15 toits seat.

The member 21 is tubular in form and projects inward through the bottlemouth, and said tubular member has its lower end closed and its upperend provided with a flange 22 under which is a cork disk 23 or othermeans which may be employed to seal the member 21Vwithin the bottleneck. This member 21 has a plurality of lateral and peripheral slots oropenings 24 which may be arranged in any desired way and of any desirednumber, the purpose of said slots being to permit a free flow of theliquid from the bottle neck, but owing to their position, will prevent awire or other tool from being forced through the bottle mouth or throughone or more ofthe openings to tamper with the valve 15 and hold it fromits seat.

The outer end of the tubular member 20 may receive a cork 25 to preventthe liquid from flowing from the bottle, and above the Hange 22 may beprovided a suitable seal 26, as wax or other material, on

`which may be indicated the name of the manufacturer, if desired, andaround the bottle neck may be arranged a tin foil or other means whichwill entirely inclose the means which prevents the bottle from beingrefilled so that said means cannot be seen unless the tin foil isremoved.

1t will be understood that the liquid after being once poured into thebottle neck will remain there until poured therefrom; and it will befurther understood that the elements 15, 18 and 19 may be of any desiredshape and of any suitable material.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Washington, D. C.

in construction and may be readily applied said means does not to thebottle; and that cost of manufacture materially increase the of thebottle.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent ln a non-reillable bottle, the combination with a bodyincluding' a neck, of a circular shoulder formed on the body at thejuncture of the neck, a washer supported on the shoulder adjacent anopening connecting the body with the neck, a valve guide supported onthe washer, a cylindrical valve seat formed within the guide byenlarging the lower portion of the said guide to form an inwardlyprojecting ledge portion, a ball valve lying wholly within the guide andnormally reposing on the seat, a series of longitudinally upwardly andinwardly inclined ribs, relatively spaced apart and projecting from theside of the said guide to be engaged by the valve for retarding theforward movement thereof when the body is tilted, and a ball weightloosely arranged in the said neck and adapted to engage the valve tonormally hold the same on the said seat and within the said guide.

This specification signed and witnessed this first day of March, A.1911.

MARTIN LOGAN.

Witnesses:

TW. A. TowNER, Jip, C. BARTELS.

Commissioner of Patents,

